Newsom urges more action on social media's impact on youth in State of the State

California Gov. Gavin Newsom urged stronger regulations on social media to protect youth, drawing parallels to Australia's ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer leads Michigan and a social media empire

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer boasts that she has the "most creative" social media among governors. Why did building an online ...

Small act, big impact: Elderly man’s simple act of kindness at railway station goes viral

Wearing a blue turban and carrying a tray, he serves those who appear tired and weary, without drawing attention to himself ...
British Educational Research Association

Social media and mental health: Understanding the ‘threshold effect’ among young adults

Social media use among young adults is nearly universal worldwide. For instance, 95 per cent of teenagers (13–17) in the United States are on social platforms, with about a third ...
YouTube on MSN

Turning my social media into a fantasy world map

This artistic journey showcases an ambitious project where an entire social media presence is reimagined as a sprawling ...
New York Post

How social media can impact a child’s mental health, as Australia enacts ban

Australia is pulling the plug on its teens’ social media habits. The country enacted the world’s first ban on social media for children under 16 this week, threatening tech giants with ...
Inside Higher Ed

Policy Impact Undervalued by Universities, Social Scientists Say

Barely a third of social scientists believe their university would promote them based on the strength of their research impact, a global poll of researchers has found. Asked whether their institution ...
Reuters

Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban

SYDNEY, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Australia on Wednesday became the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking access in a move welcomed by many parents and child advocates but ...
The New York Times

Study Finds Mental Health Benefit to One-Week Social Media Break

Young adults who engaged in a social media “detox” reported reductions in depression, anxiety and insomnia, though it was unclear how long the effects would last. By Ellen Barry Dialing down the use ...
The Boston Globe

‘Still not satisfied’: How the cycle of social media fuels middle-class discontent

Chris Tringali feels like he’s living a middle-class life. It just doesn’t feel like it’s enough. Every day, the 27-year-old teacher drives 45 minutes to Walpole from Millville, the little town on the ...
Reason

'Genes Matter,' Says Scientist Studying Social Media and Mental Health

There is only a small link between social media use and well-being—and even that partly comes down to genetics. So say Dutch researchers after examining data from more 6,000 people on a Netherlands ...
The New York Times

How A.I. and Social Media Contribute to ‘Brain Rot’

A.I. search tools, chatbots and social media are associated with lower cognitive performance, studies say. What to do? Credit...Derek Abella Supported by By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s ...